MAYOR PLEADS FOR HORSE SENSE; PARKS PITCHES TWIN WINDS SITE AS EQUESTRIAN CENTER OPTION.Byline: Lisa Mascaro Daily News Staff Writer As the local open-space agency is set to debate the size and style of an equestrian equestrian a rider of horses. center planned at Broome Ranch ranch, large farm devoted chiefly to raising and breeding cattle, horses, sheep, and goats. The cattle ranch was introduced from Latin America to Texas and the plains of the W United States and Canada. , the city's mayor is lobbying for alternatives that could preserve the old Two Winds Ranch. Saying it doesn't make sense to eliminate the Two Winds riding stables in favor of upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. See also: favor a costly new facility, Mayor Linda Parks For the DC Comics character, see . Linda Park (born July 9, 1978) is a Korean American actress who is best known for her portrayal of communications officer character Hoshi Sato in the television series . is suggesting that the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency consider other ideas that could incorporate the original ranch site. ``It just seems to me rather ironic. . . . We have an operating facility that's functioning and working for something that's a question mark,'' said Parks, who is also a city-appointed member to the open-space board. The conservation agency's staff has proposed three alternatives for creating a permanent equestrian center on a portion of the 326-acre ranch known as Olympia Farm. Those are: A 90-horse facility, without a ``rental string'' for occasional rentals. A 180-horse stable with 25 rental horses and 40 cattle for penning exercises. A larger facility for 220 horses. The facility would be located about a half-mile up the road from Two Winds Ranch, whose lease is set to expire expire /ex·pire/ (ek-spi´er) 1. to exhale. 2. to die. ex·pire v. 1. To breathe one's last breath; die. 2. To exhale. at the end of next year. Estimated costs are $1.5 million to $3 million to build the facility, which could be built and operated by the public agency or a private company. Parks envisions expanding the ranch operation at the Two Winds site and adding some new facilities for public use. Conservation agency staff said Thursday that new options could be considered, including keeping the equestrian center at the Two Winds location. Coordinator Mark Towne said the agency had originally considered the Two Winds location, but opted to move forward on plans for the Olympia Farm site, which is more secluded se·clud·ed adj. 1. Removed or remote from others; solitary. 2. Screened from view; sequestered. se·clud and not visible from Lynn Road. The agency hopes to have a new facility operating by 2000. For Two Winds operator Alvin ``Bully'' Caddin, the mayor's interest in the ranch is only the latest in a string of proposals since he relocated re·lo·cate v. re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing, re·lo·cates v.tr. To move to or establish in a new place: relocated the business. v.intr. to the property as a city arrangement to make way for a new housing development. The 30-year horseman said he takes it ``one day at a time One Day at a Time is a long-running American situation comedy that portrayed a divorced mother, played by Bonnie Franklin, her two teenage daughters (Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli) and their building superintendent (Pat Harrington, Jr.). ,'' but is hopeful he will still have a business in the end. ``It's not just a job,'' said Caddin. ``It's a way of life.'' |
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